XFM: The Bear and the Scorpion

Vintage footage from 'Literally AGES ago'
"Don't Trust Bears"

All Credit to Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant.
And maybe myself a smidge, for animating it all.

Rory@abundant.co.uk

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Karl
• Pilkington
• XFM
• Ricky
• Gervais
• Animation
• Steve
• Merchant
• Rory
• Binks

[startingforever]

I'm sure you've heard this a million times, but your designs are way better than the HBO series previews... it's too bad too, seeing as Ricky himself has even puts links up on his blog to your video... At least "the internet masses" are appreciating you though!

[AChimpKnockinAbout]

@startingforever Yea and i really appreciate the internet masses too! It's such a shame i'm so permanantly snowed under with other commitments. I really want to finish a Bloke with a Chainsaw!

[ProblemWithTheTrucks]

But why is it 'Don't trust bears' and not 'Don't trust scorpions', though?

[AChimpKnockinAbout]

Because a little bit later karl gets angry and says 'Well why do they mess around so much, why can't they just say "Dont trust bears"'

[NOIRIST]

Haha! I just love all your stuff. :D I hope you will continue to make more videos. *thumbs up*

[tomazat]

ah can swim! ;)

[Maximusz62]

I do love the original show but this olde style is stunning! Timing is perfect! Great work!

[jamesaellis]

It's just the fact that the scorpion will sting even though it knows it will die. It's in it's nature.

[ScattySafari]

These old fashioned 30s designs are great.I love your monkey news animations,but this style looks WAY more professional.Perhaps do some more 1930s style versions of Karl,Ricky & Stephen? That would be great.

[daleranger17]

I don't get it

[TheRandyChimp]

Seriously, I keep getting back to this animation, and each time I see it, I wish you'd done the animation for the ricky gervais show, you'd be a hell of a lot better than the current animators.

[p8iy7ushn]

Brilliant

[TheRandyChimp]

I love the way Karl says "I can swim!", it's like he's being smug and sneaky.

[lunacywishes123]

Hahaha, I love how the scorpion winks

[jessicalba7]

I think we can add "Who was doing the stinging?" to "does my control control me?" and "what were those things in Gremlins called?"